Previously secret military files reveal links between the use of torture by British forces in Oman and Northern Ireland during the 1970s.

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        7 days ago

        So it wasn’t torture, then it became torture? Seems contradictory. Perhaps you should stick to the legal definition of the time, otherwise it makes discussing the subject impossible.

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            7 days ago

            Laws literally define what torture is. How could it be enforced otherwise? How could they create coercive techniques that avoided it being torture?

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              7 days ago

              no, the word torture has a meaning independent of the laws of the day. it’s been fairly stable for a long time.

              also, why do they need to create “coercive techniques” (methods of torture)?